Txt Now 2 Decrease Pregnancies L8r: A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Daily Text Message Reminders on Pill Continuation - Full Text View

Sponsor:	Columbia University
Information provided by:	Columbia University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00677703

Purpose

Teen girls and young women taking birth control pills may forget to take their pills or may stop taking them altogether. This places them at risk for unintended pregnancies. Most young women own cell phones and use them for text messaging. We will test whether contraceptive continuation is affected after six months of daily text message reminders.

Condition	Intervention
Oral Contraception	Other: Daily Text Messages

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label
Official Title:	The Effect of Text Message Reminders on Contraceptive Continuation, a Randomized Controlled Trial

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Birth Control

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Columbia University:

Primary Outcome Measures:

contraceptive continuation [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

change in contraceptive knowledge scores [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:	994
Study Start Date:	January 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date:	March 2012
Primary Completion Date:	July 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
No Intervention: Standard Care Participants will receive standard care without daily reminders.
Experimental: Text Messages Participants will receive a daily text message reminder for 6 months	Other: Daily Text Messages Text message reminders to take oral contraception daily: The text message will say, "Hi [subject alias]. Remember to take your pill today." Each reminder will be accompanied by a short educational message listing the benefits of contraceptive use and providing instructions for avoiding common medication errors. Other Name: Text Messaging

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Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	up to 24 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

aged <25 years requesting OC as their primary method of contraception
currently sexually active or anticipating sexual activity within the next 30 days
owns cell phone with text messaging capability

Exclusion Criteria:

contraindications to combined hormonal contraception per clinic protocol (e.g., hypertension)
previous participation in this study

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00677703

Locations

United States, New York
Planned Parenthood Boro Hall
Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11201

Sponsors and Collaborators

Columbia University

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Paula M Castano, MD, MPH

Columbia University

More Information

Publications:

Castano PM, Westhoff C, Andres Martinez R, Lara M. The effect of daily text message reminders on adolescent oral contraceptive pill continuation. Journal of Adolescent Health 44(2): S17, 2009.

Castano PM, Andres Martinez R. Harnessing technology for adolescent health promotion. Adolescent Medicine 18(2):400-406, 2007.

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Castaño PM, Bynum JY, Andrés R, Lara M, Westhoff C. Effect of daily text messages on oral contraceptive continuation: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jan;119(1):14-20.

Responsible Party:	Paula M. Castano, MD, MPH, Columbia University Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00677703 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	AAAC1600
Study First Received:	May 12, 2008
Last Updated:	September 8, 2011
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Columbia University:

birth control pills
contraception
continuation

text messaging
contraceptive continuation
contraceptive knowledge

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Contraceptive Agents
Reproductive Control Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Therapeutic Uses

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 09, 2012